Posts Tagged ‘ExxonMobil’

While you may be reveling in eggnog and mistletoe, there’s still plenty of wrapping up to be done before the end of the year, and I don’t mean the presents. Here’s a friendly reminder of a few end of year deadlines. Have any others to add? Mention them in the comments! Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund:…
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Yesterday I attended the Applicant Webinar for the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) put on by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and if you have the opportunity to attend the next workshop in-person on November 13th at the Dupont Street Senior Housing, I highly suggest you go. Not because it’s necessary to apply, it’s…
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The Request for Proposal (RFP) for small grants, under $25,000, for the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) opens today! The Request for Pre-Proposals (RFPP) for large grants over $25,000 and legacy grants of $2 million and above also opens today. Proposals and pre-proposals for all grants are due on Wednesday, December 18th. Useful Information: The…
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Decades after the ExxonMobil oil spill, the settlement money which resulted in $19.5 million in Environmental Benefit Projects (EBP) for Greenpoint has finally come to fruition. To a full house of over 400 people last night’s public meeting regarding the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) program administrators laid out the next steps moving forward for…
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Join New York state officials and program managers for an informational, community meeting to introduce the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF), a new $19.5 million grant program accepting proposals for environmental benefit projects in the Greenpoint zip code 11222 starting in fall 2013. The meeting will introduce the grant program and program team, and provide…
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For years, residents and activists alike have expressed concern over the history of industrial pollution in our community. From the Meeker Avenue Plumes to the Exxon Mobil Oil Spill to the designation of the Newtown Creek as a Superfund site, there are certainly a number of causes for environmental concern in the Greenpoint community. (Check…
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That’s right! Through a collaborative effort, this summer the Greenpoint YMCA and the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education, with funding from Exxon Mobil and Broadway Stages, will be offering a six-week program called S.Y.S.T.E.M. for teens in grades 9 – 12. Participants can earn up to $1,500 while learning about Environmental Science, Green…
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Over the weekend, the Associated Press put out an article on Newtown Creek’s dirty history and recent clean-up efforts. The article was published by Huffington Post, NPR and USA Today among other news outlets. About time our local creek got some national love and attention (and disgusted looks.) A Brief Timeline of Newtown Creek: (based…
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Beginning Monday, March 4th, ExxonMobil will begin soil boring activities including taking samples and placing monitoring wells in Greenpoint as part of the consent agreement with NYS DEC’s Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project. The drilling sites are on Apollo, Morgan and Sutton Streets between Nassau and Meeker Avenues. According to the letter handed out by Exxon…
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[…] rezoning. Buying the property from its private owners was complicated to begin with – see this instructive map for the details – and it was clear the city had either misled or been incredibly mistaken about […]READ MORE

Thank you so much, GWAPP, and Richard, for supporting accountability and action on the part of our "electeds" and agencies. -and in doing so, rejecting the business as usual mindset in favor of healthier actions.READ MORE

Hello. Being part of the Greenpoint community I am curious if there is a way to request an extra bus service that would run through McGuiness Blvd to Long Island City/Astoria (trains 7,E,M, N, Q etc). Current B62 and B32 don't run often enough and ar...READ MORE